echoMAP™ 42dv

echoMAP 42dv includes a 4.3-inch high-contrast color display with automatic backlight adjustment. Fast, responsive 5 Hz GPS/GLONASS refreshes your position and heading 5 times each second to make your movement on the screen more fluid. echoMAP 42dv comes with a GT20-TM transducer for 77/200 kHz HD-ID sonar and Garmin DownVü™, the clearest scanning sonar on the water. It also supports Minn Kota® and MotorGuide® trolling motors with integrated transducers. The combo's cords plug directly into the mount, allowing you to quickly install and remove your device from power and the mount. Transom and trolling motor mount included with version of device that includes a transducer.

 

• High-contrast color display with keypad control with preloaded worldwide basemap.
• Built-in DownVü scanning sonar with the clearest images on the water.
• Built-in 500 W (RMS) HD-ID™ sonar (4,000 W peak-to-peak).
• 5 Hz Internal GPS updates position and heading 5 times per second.
• Tilt/swivel quick-disconnect mount.

Clearest Scanning Sonar on the Water - Garmin DownVü™ scanning sonar gives you a nearly photographic image down to 750-feet below your boat.  You clearly see structure, submerged objects and fish! Traditional Garmin HD-ID sonar and DownVü scanning sonar are combined into one transducer. Also provides HD-ID support for Minn Kota and MotorGuide trolling motors with integrated transducers. The echoMAP 42dv also includes sonar-recording capability that coordinates the timing of the sonar return with your boat's position and saves digital information for playback on a computer using free HomePort™ planning software. Use the User Data Sharing Cable to share waypoints and routes between multiple devices.

Heading and Position Refreshed 5 Times per Second - Fast, responsive 5 Hz GPS/GLONASS refreshes your position and heading 5 times each second to make your movement on the screen more fluid. It makes dropping up to 5,000 accurate waypoints and finding your way back to your secret fishing hot spots quick and easy.

Take Your echoMAP with You - When you’re off the water, it’s easy to keep your echoMAP safe and secure. You don’t have to mess with plugging and unplugging wires from the unit because the cords plug directly into the mount. This allows you to quickly install and remove your echoMAP from power and the mount.

Upgrade with the Best Garmin Maps on the Water - A single microSD™ card slot provides expandable memory for accessory map purchases such as LakeVü™ HD, LakeVü HD Ultra or BlueChart® g2 or BlueChart g2 Vision. LakeVü HD Ultra and BlueChart g2 Vision provide exclusive Garmin Auto Guidance that directs you right to your hot spots by instantly creating an on-screen path based on your boat’s specifications that you can follow to avoid shallow water and other charted obstructions.

Enhanced Auto Guidance - Just enter the location where you want to go and patented Garmin Auto Guidance technology instantly searches through relevant charts to create a safe, virtual pathway on the display that helps you avoid low bridges, shallow water and other charted obstructions en route.With enhanced Version 2.0, you have access to more features and capabilities.And you can even engage your compatible Garmin autopilot to follow the Auto Guidance route, automatically. Other 2.0 enhancements give you the ability to calculate arrival times at any point on your route. You can now save your plotted Auto Guidance paths for future navigation by backing them up on an SD™ card with your BlueChart g2 Vision or LakeVü HD Ultra cartography.

GPX Waypoints Transfer - If you have waypoints, tracks or frequently used routes stored on another manufacturer’s GPS product - or on a Garmin handheld device - now it’s easier than ever to transfer those items to your new Garmin chartplotter, via industry-standard GPX software formatting. GPX is an open standard format for GPS data exchange across platforms and applications.

Create your own HD maps - Quickdraw Contours is a free, easy-to-use software feature already installed on your compatible Garmin combo. It instantly creates your own personalized HD fishing maps with 1-foot contours. Tailor them to fit your needs. They are your maps — you own them. Use with any of the following sonar transducers:  Garmin Panoptix™, HD-ID™ traditional, CHIRP-enabled, Garmin DownVü™ or NMEA 2000^®-compatible depth. Have more than 1 sonar device installed onboard? Quickdraw Contours automatically selects the most capable sonar device to provide the very best results for you!

Multiple Depth Range Shading - Designate up to 10 different depth ranges each with its own color. Makes it easier to view target depths at a glance.